The nuclear disaster and tragedy in Japan has caused a sudden increase in sales of potassium iodide pills in the United States. According to FOX News, supplies have already sold more than 250,000 anti-radiation iodine pills due to concern of the spread of radiation into USA.

The company who manufactures the Potassium Iodine Pills, Nukepills.com has stated that more than 1 million of these tablets in liquid form are already on back order to help many people in Japan.

What’s more interesting is, the potassium iodine pills are flying fast off the shelves particularly in the West Coast areas, such as California, Hawaii, and Oregon.